Total Crime Rate

226.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 226.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Other crime 17.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

First Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 88th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around First Avenue (NE24 2SE) in the last 12 months was 226.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% higher than the Cowpen average (131.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 121.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around First Avenue (NE24 2SE), the main crime hotspot is near Eighth Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in First Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ninth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Trees —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourteenth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourteenth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourteenth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourteenth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eighth Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jubilee Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fifth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Twelfth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Twelfth Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Railway Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Railway Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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